Library of America, March 2020. Hardcover. As the nation stands at a crossroads, Andrew J. Bacevich urges us to reexamine the ideas and values of the American conservative tradition. What is American conservatism? What are its core beliefs and values? What answers can it offer to the fundamental questions we..... More
Stanford Security Studies, August 2012. Trade Paperback. The U.S. today faces the most complex and challenging security environment in recent memory-- even as it deals with growing constraints on its ability to respond to threats. Its most consequential challenge is the rise of China, which increasingly has the capability to..... More
Harpercollins, January 1989. First Edition. Hardcover. Light shelf wear on the jacket. Light yellowing on the jacket and page edges. More
Random House, June 2020. Hardcover. Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Jon Meacham offers a collection of inspiring words about how to be a good citizen, from Thomas Jefferson and others, and reminds us why our country's founding principles are still so important today. Thomas Jefferson believed in the covenant between a government..... More
Palgrave Macmillan, December 1995. Hardcover. This book analyses the European Parliament's relations with the national parliaments of the European Union, in terms of political party interactions, institutional arrangements, and two-way influence. Each of the twelve chapters on the member-states of the EU covers three main themes: the links between party-political..... More
Johns Hopkins University Press, September 2009. Trade Paperback. This empirically grounded collection examines the growth of participatory institutions in Latin American democracy and how such institutions affect representative government. While most existing literature concentrates on model cases of participatory budgeting in Brazil, this volume investigates cases in Mexico, Bolivia, Chile..... More
Brill Academic Pub, January 2015. Hardcover. Recognition and Freedom brings together leading international scholars to discuss the political thought of the social philosopher Axel Honneth. In addition to providing an introduction to Honneth's political thought, the book examines topics such as education, solidarity, multiculturalism, agonism, neo-liberalism and the ways in..... More
Ivan R. Dee, November 2002. Trade Paperback. Can the cultural values that have distinguished Western civilization survive the present-day preoccupation with relativism and the quest for pleasure? In this important and wide-ranging collection of essays, ten distinguished critics reflect on the direction of our society, emphasizing both the dangers that..... More
The MIT Press, February 2002. Trade Paperback. The rapid growth of electronic commerce, along with changes in information, computing, and communications, is having a profound effect on the United States economy. President Clinton recently directed the National Economic Council, in consultation with executive branch agencies, to analyze the economic implications..... More
Verso, January 2020. Trade Paperback. How anti-fascism is as American as apple pie Since the birth of fascism in the 1920s, well before the global renaissance of "white nationalism," the United States has been home to its own distinct fascist movements, some of which decisively influenced the course of US..... More
Verso, June 2020. Paper Back. Throughout the ages and across every continent, people have struggled against those in power and raised their voices in protest--rallying others around them and inspiring uprisings in eras yet to come. Their echoes reverberate from Ancient Greece, China and Egypt, via the dissident poets and..... More
Henry Holt and Co., June 2020. Hardcover. NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER With each page, she inspires and empowers us to create systems that reflect a world in which all voices are heard and all people believe and feel that they matter. --Kerry Washington This is a narrative that describes the..... More
Henry Holt and Co., June 2020. Hardcover. NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER With each page, she inspires and empowers us to create systems that reflect a world in which all voices are heard and all people believe and feel that they matter. --Kerry Washington This is a narrative that describes the..... More
University of Georgia Press, July 2020. Paper Back. Historians have long been engaged in telling the story of the struggle for the vote. In the wake of recent contested elections, the suppression of the vote has returned to the headlines, as awareness of the deep structural barriers to the ballot..... More
Creative Images, January 1979. Pamphlet. Stapled pamphlet with thin red paper cover. 5.5 inches x 8.5 inches. 36 pages. More
Penguin (Non-Classics), April 2008. Trade Paperback. Now with a New Preface and Conclusion: "Post-Truth: On Donald Trump and the 2016 Election" What has happened to our country and how can we fix it? We are in the midst of a deepening crisis for our democracy. After the strangest election cycle..... More
N/A, January 1983. Trade Paperback. Light corner bumps and shelf wear on the cover. More
William A Davis, 1796. Leather. A solid calf binding with typical shelf wear. Foxing throughout, including on the four fold-out folding tables in rear, all present. A rival of Alexander Hamilton's Federalism, in fervent opposition to public debt, Gallatin eventually served as Thomas Jefferson's Secretary of the Treasury. He composed..... More
Harper, July 2019. First Edition. Hardcover. New York Times' Top Books of 2019 New York Times Bestseller Politico Magazine's chief political correspondent provides a rollicking insider's look at the making of the modern Republican Party--how a decade of cultural upheaval, populist outrage, and ideological warfare made the GOP vulnerable to..... More
Harper, April 2020. First Edition. Hardcover. "Richly detailed. . . an intimate portrait of a diplomat." --New Yorker In this revealing, funny, and inspiring memoir, seven-time New York Times bestselling author and former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright--among the world's most admired and tireless public servants--reflects on the challenge of..... More
Vintage, October 1989. Trade Paperback. First published in 1971, Rules for Radicals is Saul Alinsky's impassioned counsel to young radicals on how to effect constructive social change and know "the difference between being a realistic radical and being a rhetorical one." Written in the midst of radical political developments whose..... More
Dey Street Books, January 2018. Paper Back. NATIONAL BESTSELLER "Lichtman has written what may be the most important book of the year." --The Hill "It is still striking to see the full argument unfold and realize that you don't have to be a zealot to imagine some version of it..... More
St. Martin's Press, January 2020. Hardcover. A radical case for the repeal of the 2nd Amendment as the only way to control gun violence in America There's an average of one mass shooting per day in the United States. Given the ineffectiveness of the gun control lobby, it's time for..... More
Seven Stories Press, July 2018. Paper Back. DIY Resistance celebrates the power of the people and shows how readers can take inspiration from the actions and words of leaders, activists, and historical heroes; how we can learn to take care of ourselves physically and emotionally in troubled times, and do..... More
PublicAffairs, January 2020. Hardcover. I don't like the word 'sabotage',"--a former Goldman Sachs trader admitted. "It's just harsh.... Though, frankly, how else do you make money in this business...I mean, real money." The fundamental motive for financial innovation is not to make the system work better, but to avoid regulation..... More
